Definition of MISGIVE

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Not without a touch of misgiving, Edward heeds the advice of Alice and ventures into the unlocked house. — Washington Post, "‘Draugen’ is a picturesque game about delusional thinking," 6 June 2019 But White House officials expressed increasing misgiving about the scandals surrounding the former Oklahoma attorney general. — Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, "Embattled Scott Pruitt Resigns as EPA Administrator," 5 July 2018 An extraordinary painterly sensitivity expressed itself in the person of a young black male, the locus of terror and misgiving in a racist society. — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, "Jean-Michel Basquiat Is Still an Enigma," 24 June 2018

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